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remember, the government that governs best is one that forces itself to either make tough zoirgses suffer unimagineibly horrible consequences. i believe it was jefferson who said that or jigsaw. therefore, to prevent the next crisis we need a worst scenario. i say we social security spend a -- suspend a monkey above the floor of congress, an ebola monkey and then smear each member of congress with monkey meat and bananas. if they don't reach a deal by the deadline the ropes are cut, [cheers and applause] >> stephen: welcome back, everybody. my guest tonight is president obama's former speechwriter. he left to spend more time writing for his family. please welcome jon favreau. [cheers and applause] hey, thank you so much. thanks for coming on. >> nice to be here. >> stephen: can i call you jon. >> you can call me jon. all right call me mr. colbert. >> stephen: you were outgoing writer of speeches for president obama. you worked for him as a senator and candidate. >> yes. >> stephen: how old are you? >> 31. >> stephen: you are 31 so you were working for him when you were 23. >> 23. >> steph
remember, the government that governs best is one that forces itself to either make tough zoirgses suffer unimagineibly horrible consequences. i believe it was jefferson who said that or jigsaw. therefore, to prevent the next crisis we need a worst scenario. i say we social security spend a -- suspend a monkey above the floor of congress, an ebola monkey and then smear each member of congress with monkey meat and bananas. if they don't reach a deal by the deadline the ropes are cut, [cheers and...
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one time a detainee wrote to his attorney and the government classified it for two months and all it said was lebron james should apologize to the citizens of cleveland for move together miami heavment it it took two months to declassify that. >> stephen: why are we not hearing about this trial? this is the trial of century, definite it will the war of century and this is the guy when started. >> these are the people accused in the worst crimes in the world. >> steve: what happens with gitmo from now on. 150, 160 guys you. is it stand out prison. are they there foamp now? >> the government has tried seven people in 11.5 years and even those convictions have mostly been reversed. so it looks like those people will stay and not be tried which is the real injustice. the victims of 9/11 zervet trials and real trials and beef never been able to pull it off. >> stephen: is it just going to turn into a terrorist retirement snoam. >> looks like -- >> stephen: it's a beautiful location. >> it is. thage ghanas are very nice d the iguanaas are very nice.> > everybody. thank you very much. [chee
one time a detainee wrote to his attorney and the government classified it for two months and all it said was lebron james should apologize to the citizens of cleveland for move together miami heavment it it took two months to declassify that. >> stephen: why are we not hearing about this trial? this is the trial of century, definite it will the war of century and this is the guy when started. >> these are the people accused in the worst crimes in the world. >> steve: what...
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congress passed a budget bill that would stave off another government shutdown for now. it struggled to reach an agreement on new gun laws, rejecting an assault weapons ban and taking tiny steps toward tightening background checks. political leaders in and out of congress rushed to catch up with rapidly shifting public pinion on same-sex marriage. and republicans looked inward to find out what went wrong in 2012. >> people want us to be bold. and i think this it is true. this is an unprecedented thing for a national party to put their cards on the table face up, but this is what we're willing to do to build our party. i think it was necessary. i think people wanted the report to be real. they wanted it to be honest. they wanted it to be, if it had to, raw and maybe a few pieces of china needed to be broken. gwen: words. they called themselves stuffy old men, took real pokes at themselves. but did it go beyond that, karen? >> well, it was an after-action report. the r.n.c. had put together a commission and they had done thousands of interviews. the bottom line, he said th
congress passed a budget bill that would stave off another government shutdown for now. it struggled to reach an agreement on new gun laws, rejecting an assault weapons ban and taking tiny steps toward tightening background checks. political leaders in and out of congress rushed to catch up with rapidly shifting public pinion on same-sex marriage. and republicans looked inward to find out what went wrong in 2012. >> people want us to be bold. and i think this it is true. this is an...
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>>> overseas secretary of state john kerry delivered a blunt message to the government of iraq today. it was all about what's happening with syria and iran. nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell is with the secretary in baghdad. >> reporter: john kerry is the first secretary of state to come to iraq since hillary clinton in 2009. it's his first visit since he came as a senator at the height of the civil war in 2006. arriving today in secrecy, in the week when iraq saw some of its worst terrorist attacks in years to mark the tenth anniversary of the war. but kerry did not come primarily to discuss iraq. despite the smiles for the cameras, the secretary of state confronted iraq's prime minister maliki, accusing him of colluding with iran to prop up the assad regime by permitting almost daily weapons shipments from iran to syria through iraq's airspace. >> we had a very spirited discussion on the subject of the overflights. i made it very clear to the prime minister that the overflights from iran are in fact helping to sustain president assad. and his regime. >> repor
>>> overseas secretary of state john kerry delivered a blunt message to the government of iraq today. it was all about what's happening with syria and iran. nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell is with the secretary in baghdad. >> reporter: john kerry is the first secretary of state to come to iraq since hillary clinton in 2009. it's his first visit since he came as a senator at the height of the civil war in 2006. arriving today in secrecy, in the week when...
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tavis: so what's your read on the impact that this government, this israeli government freshly formed the other day after a lot of back-and-forth just in time for president obama's arrival they at least have called together some form of government now, what's your sense of how that body and its formulation will impact the peace process? as i read here and there the sense i get is that this is not the kind of government as it's currently formed that in any way advances that notion. is what i'm reading or taking from that right or wrong? >> it's a mixed picture and i'm not sure we can make a judgment yet. i think we have to withhold judgment for the time being. i say that because on the one hand you have the same foreign minister who says nothing can be done on the palestinian issue. you have now a new defense minister boga yagalon, former israel defense forces chief of staff who's a very tough guy who doesn't have the same commitment as his predecessor, ehud barak to the two-state solution. he, too, is saying nothing can be done. you have a new housing minister who used to be the head
tavis: so what's your read on the impact that this government, this israeli government freshly formed the other day after a lot of back-and-forth just in time for president obama's arrival they at least have called together some form of government now, what's your sense of how that body and its formulation will impact the peace process? as i read here and there the sense i get is that this is not the kind of government as it's currently formed that in any way advances that notion. is what i'm...
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and that's when government is supposed to step in. why? it basically floods your liver with fat. it causes your liver not to work right. that races insulin levels all over the body. that causes the obesity hypertension and all of the other diseases that we know about including type ii diabetes. at the level of the brain it is acting the same way alcohol is and that is promoting the reward system. so a little, that's fine. but you want more, and you eat more. the food industry learned when they add it, you buy more. >> and the food industry is now saying they want to be part of the problem. they understand the detriments. take a look at this ad from coca-cola. >> but beating obesity will take action by all of us based on one common sense fact. all calories count no matter where they come from and if you eat and drink more calories than you burn off, you'll gain weight. >> michael: you see that it makes me think they are getting it wrong but i'll let you answer. >> they say three things in that spot. number one a call i have a calory. number two if you are fat it's your fault. and
and that's when government is supposed to step in. why? it basically floods your liver with fat. it causes your liver not to work right. that races insulin levels all over the body. that causes the obesity hypertension and all of the other diseases that we know about including type ii diabetes. at the level of the brain it is acting the same way alcohol is and that is promoting the reward system. so a little, that's fine. but you want more, and you eat more. the food industry learned when they...
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government tries to be neutral on the issue. the tax code, i'm for a flat income tax and we wouldn't have marriage as part of the tax code. health insurance. i think there is a way to write it where it would be neutral and you wouldn't bring marriage into the whole idea of health insurance. >> will any of that happen. ? joining me, the anchor of "fox news sunday," chris wallace. good to see you. senator paul has taken this spogs. does very the support behind him? >> well, it's going to be interesting because this is directly involves the case on the defense of marriage october that the supreme court is going to hear this week. that case involves a gay couple, same-sex couple, one of the two women died. the other one had had been legally married in the state and she said, therefore, she should get the rights that any spouse gets that the first, at this point $5 million in inheritance is tax free. but doma says same-sex marriage is not recognize at the federal law. she didn't get that federal tax break. that's what doma is all abo
government tries to be neutral on the issue. the tax code, i'm for a flat income tax and we wouldn't have marriage as part of the tax code. health insurance. i think there is a way to write it where it would be neutral and you wouldn't bring marriage into the whole idea of health insurance. >> will any of that happen. ? joining me, the anchor of "fox news sunday," chris wallace. good to see you. senator paul has taken this spogs. does very the support behind him? >> well,...
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they closed to avoid panic while the government arranged for a bail out. at one point there was a plan to tax all savings accounts 10%. the most recent plans involve a loss at a bank and a freeze on all transactions at the bank of cyprus. the dow is down 64 to 14,447. the nasdaq is down 9 at 3,235. >>> michael dell head head wins. the black stone group made offers to stockholders promising a higher price. that comes as dell and other investors are trying to buy up all of the company stock for $13.65 a share. they are offering $15 a share. black stone offering $14.25. >>> new security concerns about hundreds of laboratories across the country, including some in california. auditors say 1300 labs that work with deadly substances lack university security procedures -- uniform security procedures. one of the labs is on the campus of university of california at berkeley. experts have been calling for stricter rules for years. >> there needs to be standards dez ugfaded and -- designated and enforced. >> they have said they already have multiple layers in place.
they closed to avoid panic while the government arranged for a bail out. at one point there was a plan to tax all savings accounts 10%. the most recent plans involve a loss at a bank and a freeze on all transactions at the bank of cyprus. the dow is down 64 to 14,447. the nasdaq is down 9 at 3,235. >>> michael dell head head wins. the black stone group made offers to stockholders promising a higher price. that comes as dell and other investors are trying to buy up all of the company...
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the report says some state parks are only of local interest and should be the responsibility of local governments. they did not say which parks should be transferred. they found the parks department had an outdated management system and didn't get enough money to maintain the parks. >>> with easter weekend ahead fuel prices continue to call across the united states. the report pegged the average cost at $3.67. that is down 11 cents from a month ago. the reason for the decline is a drop in cruel oil prices. in the bay area, the average price today for a gallon was $4.14 in san francisco. >>> roles are changing when it comes to who is the bread winner of the household. an analysis shows when one spouse works full time and the other stays home the wife is the soul bread winner in 23% of family. when they first started tracking this, it was 6%. in 12 million families, wives out earn husbands 28% of the time. >>> six months after it opened a store is going to close. when it debuted they filled a place that had been empty for 7 years but the owner says he is not making enough money to pay the rent. off
the report says some state parks are only of local interest and should be the responsibility of local governments. they did not say which parks should be transferred. they found the parks department had an outdated management system and didn't get enough money to maintain the parks. >>> with easter weekend ahead fuel prices continue to call across the united states. the report pegged the average cost at $3.67. that is down 11 cents from a month ago. the reason for the decline is a drop...
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can't receive my remains. >> reporter: corraine gets the benefits of being married because the local government in the nation's capital recognizes same-sex marriage but only nine states and the district have taken that step so corraine loses status as a spouse just by crossing the potomac river into virginia. >> why do we have to be married locally but federally it's nothing? we're friends. we wear a ring symbolically. it's ridiculous. >> what the bill does -- >> reporter: now the defense of marriage act, also known as doma, first passed by congress and signed by president clinton in 1996 is being challenged at the supreme court. >> it's being asked to decide there whether or not congress can pass a law that treats same-sex couples who are already married under the laws of their state different from opposite section sex couples. >> reporter: defenders of the law say congress has as much right as the states to make its own definition of marriage. >> doma is important because congress said it was important. i mean we sent our elected representatives to washington, d.c. and they chose to say that
can't receive my remains. >> reporter: corraine gets the benefits of being married because the local government in the nation's capital recognizes same-sex marriage but only nine states and the district have taken that step so corraine loses status as a spouse just by crossing the potomac river into virginia. >> why do we have to be married locally but federally it's nothing? we're friends. we wear a ring symbolically. it's ridiculous. >> what the bill does -- >>...
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to somehow subvert his government. the reality is -- this is something that was confirm today by secretary kerry, the united states want to be sure there is stability, not only in afghanistan but in the region with regard to keeping terrorists at bay. part of that equation is election next year. they want to make sure that karzai is not fixing next year's elections. there will be a legitimate fair and balanceed election in afghanistan. we are interested in the establishing the ability. he undermines the position, often times a corrupt position in my opinion in afghanistan. >> karzai has been a prickly character to deal with more any administration. i am not sure he becomes more pliable, so to speak. take a lesson from iraq and dealing with iraq. when you pick up stakes and leave you lose influence. we are about to lose whatever influence we have on the country. >> shannon: quick thought? >> you can see it around the middle east. egypt led by the brotherhood. embassy, attack and we're hopeless and powerless. nothing hap
to somehow subvert his government. the reality is -- this is something that was confirm today by secretary kerry, the united states want to be sure there is stability, not only in afghanistan but in the region with regard to keeping terrorists at bay. part of that equation is election next year. they want to make sure that karzai is not fixing next year's elections. there will be a legitimate fair and balanceed election in afghanistan. we are interested in the establishing the ability. he...
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while government revenues went up nicely in cyprus, the government spended and spent some more and we've seen that in southern europe and elsewhere and now the piper has to be paid . >> mr. forbes, given the differences you've pointed out between the economies and the attitudes of germans and german favors and those of southern europeans, do you think it would be bet father cyprus had just left the -- would be better if cyprus had just left the euro one right now? >> there's no reason why it couldn't fit together if these things were treated as a credit die sis from the very beginning -- crisis from the very beginning. in my country, for example, it won't happen, but let's say the state of illinois, which is an economic disaster disically, defaulted on its bonds, it wouldn't leave the dollar zone, it's a credit problem. that's what this should have been treated as in the beginning. figure out how you deal with the banks that are in trouble, stop piling on new taxes which just crushes the private sector, and unfortunately the public sectors in these countries have made minimal reforms, mi
while government revenues went up nicely in cyprus, the government spended and spent some more and we've seen that in southern europe and elsewhere and now the piper has to be paid . >> mr. forbes, given the differences you've pointed out between the economies and the attitudes of germans and german favors and those of southern europeans, do you think it would be bet father cyprus had just left the -- would be better if cyprus had just left the euro one right now? >> there's no...
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the government doesn't consider itself subject to the law. there is no remedy for people wrong. >> the politics of this are fascinating. chuck hagel only got the job and to have karzai accuse america of being inclusion with the taliban and john kerry flies in, it seems this has been rather prearranged and the u.s. has a stake in getting karzai reelected. do you think this agreement was part of a political decision by the obama administration to bolster karzai before the vote? >> sure. everybody is in a difficult political decision. karzai knows the americans are leaving and he needs to make sure that he has some base within his citizenry of popularity, showing them that he's willing to stand up to the americans because of how unpopular the americans are in afghanistan after a decade plus of a brutal and bloody war. the appearance, of course, want to make sure whoever runs afghanistan is subject to american influence. we don't want to have spent all that money and all those lives in the last decade plus trying to control afghanistan only for s
the government doesn't consider itself subject to the law. there is no remedy for people wrong. >> the politics of this are fascinating. chuck hagel only got the job and to have karzai accuse america of being inclusion with the taliban and john kerry flies in, it seems this has been rather prearranged and the u.s. has a stake in getting karzai reelected. do you think this agreement was part of a political decision by the obama administration to bolster karzai before the vote? >>...
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> investors are waiting for reports on home prices and monitoring the situation in cyprus where the government now has ordered the banks to remain closed until thursday. concern of cyprus is sparking a sell off on wall street. after selling 500,000 bud lite in less than eight months, they are adding another fruit flavor, 8 percent alcohol volume malt beverage as they stand into drivings -- drinker whose da -- drinkers who do not like beer. >> that is your beverage? >> coffee. as it is every morning. >> the third cup. >> and my bouncing off the walls from coffee is different from your bouncing off the walls. >> why you work so well today. live doppler 7 hd showing clouds on the coast here and moisture allowing for sprinkles in the bay, peninsula and south bay and otherwise, we have clouds with visibility reduce the again in in the north bay. elsewhere, we are looking good with temperatures milder this morning, anywhere from two to six degrees warmer than yesterday morning. headed out the door we will see occasional clouds with mid-60's around the bay, including oakland and san leandro and conco
> investors are waiting for reports on home prices and monitoring the situation in cyprus where the government now has ordered the banks to remain closed until thursday. concern of cyprus is sparking a sell off on wall street. after selling 500,000 bud lite in less than eight months, they are adding another fruit flavor, 8 percent alcohol volume malt beverage as they stand into drivings -- drinker whose da -- drinkers who do not like beer. >> that is your beverage? >> coffee. as...
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the syrian government has sent off samples of blood and soil to a u.n. team along with rocket debris. secretary of state john kerry has strong words for iraq's prime minister. do something to stop the flights of iranian weapons to syria. the visit to bag dad comes amid growing concern over iraq's role in the syrian conflict. iraqi officials deny allowing the transfer of weapons through iraqi air space to president al assad's regime. in england police say a full inquiry is underway into the mysterious death of the russian boris berezovsky. outspoken critic of putin calling for his overthrow. berezovsky was found dead in his mansion near london where he lived in exile. he was a target of an assassination attempt in russia in 1994. he was found wounded and his driver killed when a car bomb exploded. >>> hundreds turned out at the karachi airport to welcome home former pakistani president pervez musharraf. musharraf fled the country as a dictator. but after four years of self-imposed exile he arrives back in pakistan today. he said he came back to save his c
the syrian government has sent off samples of blood and soil to a u.n. team along with rocket debris. secretary of state john kerry has strong words for iraq's prime minister. do something to stop the flights of iranian weapons to syria. the visit to bag dad comes amid growing concern over iraq's role in the syrian conflict. iraqi officials deny allowing the transfer of weapons through iraqi air space to president al assad's regime. in england police say a full inquiry is underway into the...
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what the nra is doing making it about mayor bloomberg, talking about sugary drinks, talking about government intervening in your lives to avoid focusing on the underlying policy. hopefully this will activate people in those states to reach out to members of congress and urge them to vote for this common sense gun legislation. >> you were a mayor in providence, you know about this. the argument you make is what we heard from michael bloomberg yesterday. let me play a little clip from him. >> 90% of the public wants something and their representatives vote against that, common sense says they're going to have a price to pay for that. >> will they though? we have seen that votes don't always come directly out of public opinion polls. >> i think this time is different. we saw 20 first grade children slaughtered because of gun violence in a classroom in this country and six adults. if this event in newtown is not enough to cause congress to do something about the surge of gun violence in this country, shame on us. i think this is different, million mom march, mayors against illegal guns, demand a
what the nra is doing making it about mayor bloomberg, talking about sugary drinks, talking about government intervening in your lives to avoid focusing on the underlying policy. hopefully this will activate people in those states to reach out to members of congress and urge them to vote for this common sense gun legislation. >> you were a mayor in providence, you know about this. the argument you make is what we heard from michael bloomberg yesterday. let me play a little clip from him....
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government has spent a quarter of a billion dollars. has 4,000 detainees. there were questions about whether or not the u.s. would be consulted at all on which if any of the 4,000 detainees there who the u.s. might consider high value or high risk prisoners might be released or part of a prisoner exchange. second kerry said in one of the many instances when it had been smoothed over, he is confidence the u.s. will have a say and the dangerous prisoners will not be released. karzai insisted that they were misinterpreted. that they were specific comments he made and he doubled down on them in following days, kerry said we're past that now. it is not an issue any longer. and finally, karzai talked about his intent to go to doja and qatar in the next few days to begin talks with how to begin peace talks with the taliban. somewhat controversial because the taliban has said it doesn't want to deal with karzai at all. kerry has said we support any effort that's made for the afghan effort to speak with other afghans about reconciliation and peace talks. the more we
government has spent a quarter of a billion dollars. has 4,000 detainees. there were questions about whether or not the u.s. would be consulted at all on which if any of the 4,000 detainees there who the u.s. might consider high value or high risk prisoners might be released or part of a prisoner exchange. second kerry said in one of the many instances when it had been smoothed over, he is confidence the u.s. will have a say and the dangerous prisoners will not be released. karzai insisted that...
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he was a minister of government, his job was to challenge. you're more or less, a cabinet member means someone who can challenge the president and should. >> and resigns when he has a difference of opinion. >> can i bring it back to your original question about whistle blowers or people who step forward and challenge the white house or challenge the power structure. look at -- one of the early scenes in the documentary is the dick clark story of george bush coming into him in the situation room after 9/11 and saying find the weapons. and remember when clark first told the story and the attack on him from the bush white house, chris cr discrediting him, discrediting his story, saying in this documentary, we have lisa hag aertd, who was there, who heard it, who said i heard the president say this, and confirming exactly the story that dick clark memoi memoirs, they show very -- they also don't baulother mentioninge iraqi civilian deaths. if you look at that, the fee for one column, in fact, their careers went on and they're still now asked what
he was a minister of government, his job was to challenge. you're more or less, a cabinet member means someone who can challenge the president and should. >> and resigns when he has a difference of opinion. >> can i bring it back to your original question about whistle blowers or people who step forward and challenge the white house or challenge the power structure. look at -- one of the early scenes in the documentary is the dick clark story of george bush coming into him in the...
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again, it is a question not just about the issue but the substance, the process of the way we make government in our country. the people are farther ahead than their leaders and the leaders aren't following suit with action. >> before the supreme court tomorrow. ken, keith, susan, thank you for joining us this morning. >>> justice correspondent pete williams joins us live from washington with the latest on this week's pivotal supreme court cases coming up in a few minutes. stick around for that. >>> and speaking of millions and billions of dollars, a lucky person in new jersey won the $338 million powerball jackpot. none of the four at this table. >>> and immigration reform has a new friend, facebook's mark zuckerberg. how he plans to help enact new legislation. ♪ you know my hearts for you... ♪ i'm up next, but now i'm singing the heartburn blues. hold on, prilosec isn't for fast relief. cue up alka-seltzer. it stops heartburn fast. ♪ oh what a relief it is! ...but he'd wait for her forever, for any reason, and would always be there with the biggest welcome home. for a love this strong
again, it is a question not just about the issue but the substance, the process of the way we make government in our country. the people are farther ahead than their leaders and the leaders aren't following suit with action. >> before the supreme court tomorrow. ken, keith, susan, thank you for joining us this morning. >>> justice correspondent pete williams joins us live from washington with the latest on this week's pivotal supreme court cases coming up in a few minutes. stick...
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russian government states a raid earlier today at aamnesty international offices in moscow, the government accused its political foe for spying for foreign governments. putin says the raid is just an scamp of why it's always best to play nice with mother russia. phil black joins me live now from moscow. phil, welcome. >> reporter: jake, a 67-year-old man collapsing in his bathroom and dying would not normally become an international news story, nor would the police normally block off his home and test for radioactive convict tom nation. but that is what has happened in the case of the death of borys bare zofski. he was one of russia's richest men who went on to be one of the most vocal critics much putin. anybody who knew him in the 1990s described him as driven and ambitious, not your average mathematician. he became one of the country's hated oligarchs, that small number of ruthless businessmen who quickly built enormous personal wealth, snapping up state resources cheaply as russia chaotically embraced capitalism. he also charmed, pestered and lobbied his way into the kremlin. becoming
russian government states a raid earlier today at aamnesty international offices in moscow, the government accused its political foe for spying for foreign governments. putin says the raid is just an scamp of why it's always best to play nice with mother russia. phil black joins me live now from moscow. phil, welcome. >> reporter: jake, a 67-year-old man collapsing in his bathroom and dying would not normally become an international news story, nor would the police normally block off his...
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the federal government says it has to have its own definition of marriage. the opponents say that doesn't make any sense constitutionally, either. >> prop 8, about the right to get married. d.o.m.a. about federal benefits when married. >> exactly. >> interrelated, but not the same issue. >> yes, because even if the supreme court says that prop 8 is struck down, that doesn't require any state to permit same-sex marriage. it will still be up to the states one way or the other. the only question in the doma case is whether the federal government will extend about 1,000 benefits, just like it would to opposite-sex couples, to gay couple who is get married. >> busy week, thank you. >>> the issue of same-sex marriage is among the most contentious facing the country. with both sides claiming they have moral and legal grounds to make their respective arguments. how the debate comes out could reshape how the country defines marriage for generations to come. >> every time the supreme court makes a constitutional decision, it's making a decision that certain fundamenta
the federal government says it has to have its own definition of marriage. the opponents say that doesn't make any sense constitutionally, either. >> prop 8, about the right to get married. d.o.m.a. about federal benefits when married. >> exactly. >> interrelated, but not the same issue. >> yes, because even if the supreme court says that prop 8 is struck down, that doesn't require any state to permit same-sex marriage. it will still be up to the states one way or the...
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it blocks the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriage in the states that allow it. much has changed in the 17 years since president clinton signed it into law. he now says it should be overturned because it's unconstitutional discrimination. no states permitted same-sex marriage when congress passed doma. now nine states do allow it, along with washington, d.c. 38 others ban it by law or constitutional amendment. >> what do we want? >> marriage equality. >> when do we want it? >> now. >> reporter: public opinion polls show more than half of americans now support it. supporters of marriage for gay couples claim the cultural tide is moving in their direction. >> if the supreme court disagrees with these claims, history will not look fondly on it. the court almost prides itself in moving very slowly, not being out in front of the culture, lagging behind some. that's probably the dilemma for the justices. >> reporter: and there is a footnote. among those who do have a seat inside for tomorrow's argument is a cousin of chief justice john roberts. jean pedroski of san fra
it blocks the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriage in the states that allow it. much has changed in the 17 years since president clinton signed it into law. he now says it should be overturned because it's unconstitutional discrimination. no states permitted same-sex marriage when congress passed doma. now nine states do allow it, along with washington, d.c. 38 others ban it by law or constitutional amendment. >> what do we want? >> marriage equality. >> when...
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. >> i don't mind if the government tries to be neutral on the issue. >> there are 250 seats for the general public for each case. the court is expected to rule late if june. abc7 news' report will be in court when the supreme court decides whether proposition 8 wrongly denies gays and lesbians the right to marriage. the report begins tomorrow. >> san francisco kids are not the only ones on spring agree, muni is taking a vacation scaling backs service to match reduced demand and save money. the agency says they reduced services during christmas and new years, a time when ridership drops and it worked. they are trying it again. they expect to save about $45,000 mainly from reduced overtime and maintenance. >> tomorrow, late night bart rides will face delays because of work if the tube to make it safer in case of earthquake. you can expect delays every tuesday, wednesday, and thursday for the next 14 mes. one of the tubes will be closed during work hours. >> ahead, a string of attempted burglaries in a peninsula neighborhood. the familiar tactics the sheriff deputies say the criminals
. >> i don't mind if the government tries to be neutral on the issue. >> there are 250 seats for the general public for each case. the court is expected to rule late if june. abc7 news' report will be in court when the supreme court decides whether proposition 8 wrongly denies gays and lesbians the right to marriage. the report begins tomorrow. >> san francisco kids are not the only ones on spring agree, muni is taking a vacation scaling backs service to match reduced demand...
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the government is unusual for israel. the far right in it with an alliance with the center and they have a bold agenda on domestic issues but on foreign issues and especially the palestinian question, there are grave disagreements. so andrea just mentioned that secretary kerry may be involved in the peace process and all indication is that he would like to be. and israel will have a lot of trouble coming to terms with concessions towards the americans or palestinians. >> natan we heard the president talk at length about syria and talking about red lines, chemical weapons. language we've heard before, frankly. what did you get out of the syria talk today in. >> by an leather, the israelis and americans see things alike but are both very concerned. the latest report we saw on chemical weapons is some indication or suggestion they were used by rebels. i don't know how verifiable those assessments were. but the israelis in particular are very can concerned about chemical weapons and advanced conventional weapons reaching the
the government is unusual for israel. the far right in it with an alliance with the center and they have a bold agenda on domestic issues but on foreign issues and especially the palestinian question, there are grave disagreements. so andrea just mentioned that secretary kerry may be involved in the peace process and all indication is that he would like to be. and israel will have a lot of trouble coming to terms with concessions towards the americans or palestinians. >> natan we heard...
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federal employee but the federal defense of marriage act bars recognition of same-sex marriage by the government which affects more than 1,000 federal benefits for spouses. everything from filing taxes and receiving debt benefits to who gets called as next of kin. >> i had to list corraine as my sister just so that someone would call her in the event that i'm killed or missing in action. or hurt on the job. she can't be my emergency contact. she can't receive my remains. >> reporter: corraine on the other hand gets the benefit of being married because the nation's capital recognizes same. sex marriage but only nine states in the district of columbia have taken that step so just by crossing the potomac river into virginia you lose that status. >> why do we have to be married locally but federally it's nothing, we're friends. we wear a ring symbolically. so it's ridiculous. >> what the bill does -- >> reporter: now the defense of marriage act also known as daytona first passed by congress and signed by president clinton in 1996 is being challenged at the supreme court. >> it's being asked to decid
federal employee but the federal defense of marriage act bars recognition of same-sex marriage by the government which affects more than 1,000 federal benefits for spouses. everything from filing taxes and receiving debt benefits to who gets called as next of kin. >> i had to list corraine as my sister just so that someone would call her in the event that i'm killed or missing in action. or hurt on the job. she can't be my emergency contact. she can't receive my remains. >>...
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says they carry weapons to the syrian government. and secretary of state john kerry urged al-maliki to crack down on the flights requiring they land in iraq for inspection before continuing on to syria. >> we had a very spirited discussion on the subject of the overflights and i made it very clear, anything that supports president assad is problematic. >> kerry suggested the future of u.s.-iraqi relations is hanging in the balance here, harris. >> harris: given the recent talks and the possibility of chemical weapons used on citizens and we saw the actual video and pictures of people going to the hospital. reportedly the u.s. is not directly helping the syrian rebels, steve, but could this change now? >> some think it should and should change soon including the chairman of the committee, mike rogers of michigan, and there's growing evidence that chemical weapons have been used and rogers says president obama himself says that the use of chemical weapons in syria will be a game changer. >> i think it's abundantly clear that the red li
says they carry weapons to the syrian government. and secretary of state john kerry urged al-maliki to crack down on the flights requiring they land in iraq for inspection before continuing on to syria. >> we had a very spirited discussion on the subject of the overflights and i made it very clear, anything that supports president assad is problematic. >> kerry suggested the future of u.s.-iraqi relations is hanging in the balance here, harris. >> harris: given the recent...
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there was no crisis over potential debt limit, and government default earlier this year. could come back this summer but so long as it lasts, that's calming for the markets and good for the economy, and it may, lester, leave some space still for a compromise in which democrats would agree to changes in cuts in medicare and social security, and republicans would come up with a little bit more tax revenue, lester. >> all right, john harwood tonight, thank you. >>> president obama wrapped up his four-day visit to the middle east today, after helping israel and turkey end a three-year diplomatic dispute. that, in turn, will help the region deal with the civil war in syria. before he left today, the president turned his attention to the past, visiting jordan's ancient city of petra, one of the world's most celebrated archaeological sites. with the president on his way home, secretary of state john kerry remained in the region. we get more tonight from nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent, andrea mitchell. >> reporter: john kerry, with jordan's king abdullah at his side, s
there was no crisis over potential debt limit, and government default earlier this year. could come back this summer but so long as it lasts, that's calming for the markets and good for the economy, and it may, lester, leave some space still for a compromise in which democrats would agree to changes in cuts in medicare and social security, and republicans would come up with a little bit more tax revenue, lester. >> all right, john harwood tonight, thank you. >>> president obama...
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government. for karzai to not just appear to be a leader but to actually be the leader of a functioning, independent, sovereign government on its way to being a country that can operate independent of the u.s. once combat troops are withdrawn at the end of 2014. now, they smoothed over some thorny issues here. one having to do with the transfer of bagram prison which the u.s. had run with 4,000 detainees to afghan control, complete afghan control with consultation with the u.s. to make sure high-value, high-risk detainees aren't involved in prisoner exchanges or simply released. an issue that's come to the fore in the last couple weeks, you know, karen, you've reported it, the comments karzai made two sundays ago when chuck hagel was in town basically accusing the u.s., in fact, accusing the u.s. in working in concert with the taliban against afghan interests. karzai said he is comments were misunderstood. kerry says we're beyond that, we're on the same page, inclu including about peace talks wit
government. for karzai to not just appear to be a leader but to actually be the leader of a functioning, independent, sovereign government on its way to being a country that can operate independent of the u.s. once combat troops are withdrawn at the end of 2014. now, they smoothed over some thorny issues here. one having to do with the transfer of bagram prison which the u.s. had run with 4,000 detainees to afghan control, complete afghan control with consultation with the u.s. to make sure...
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. >> those opposed to bashar al assad's government are struggling to maintain a united coalition after the head of the u.s.-backed opposition resigned. "the new york times" reports arab nations and turkey have sharply stepped up aid to the rebels with the help of the cia. for more on that, nbc's eamon mohyeldin joins us. >> as you just mentioned there, the greatest concern for u.s. officials right now are the flights coming in from iran over iraq and into syria. now, according to u.s. intelligence estimates as well as syrian opposition figures they believe these flights are carrying important weapons and more importantly cash for the regime of president bashar al assad. they're denying that saying they're only sending humanitarian aid. more confirmation coming out that countries like saudi arabia, qatar and turkey are much more involved in accepting weapons directly to the rebels via support of the international community including western intelligence agencies like the cia. the concern is the shipments of weapons. are they actually getting to the right hands and that is a major concer
. >> those opposed to bashar al assad's government are struggling to maintain a united coalition after the head of the u.s.-backed opposition resigned. "the new york times" reports arab nations and turkey have sharply stepped up aid to the rebels with the help of the cia. for more on that, nbc's eamon mohyeldin joins us. >> as you just mentioned there, the greatest concern for u.s. officials right now are the flights coming in from iran over iraq and into syria. now,...
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both the public opinion and the government. so the drama of the collision between the president seeking to draw close to arab and muslims and israeli government veering to the right, intensified the tension that manifested itself at the time. and add to this the fact that between the president and the prime minister at that time, there was no trust. i mean both ambassador indyk and myself sat on what is normally known as one-on-one, but always is two on two because there has to be a notetaker. and both of us were fortunate enough to take notes in very decisive meetings between clinton, rabin and so forth. and you can see what happens when the two decision makers like each other and trust each other. and when they don't. and unfortunately, during the first four years there was a lack of trust between obama and netanyahu. and this is something that will transpire later but to me, one of the most important potential outcomes of this visit would be to restore or to build from the outset. >> rose: a relationship between netanyahu an
both the public opinion and the government. so the drama of the collision between the president seeking to draw close to arab and muslims and israeli government veering to the right, intensified the tension that manifested itself at the time. and add to this the fact that between the president and the prime minister at that time, there was no trust. i mean both ambassador indyk and myself sat on what is normally known as one-on-one, but always is two on two because there has to be a notetaker....
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doma bans the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriage. federal regulators want big pharmaceutical companies to stop paying drug companies from delaying the release of cheaper versions of brand name drugs. the deals unfairly force consumers to pay more money on their drug bills. >> 6:42. hope you got a chance to enjoy this weekend. it was beautiful. >> we have a gorgeous day shaping up. good morning to you, laura and marla. good morning to you. this is san francisco, beautiful start to the day here. you don't have a lot of fog to point out in this general picture. you will find some up in the north bay. big pockets developing up there. lelts show you s let's show you san jose. that officially comes in at 7:06. 40, 46 degrees in san jose. 46 for livermore. 41 in gilroy. 48 in sfraeps an francisco to t along the day. as we head throughout the day today, we will easily hit the 60s, low 60s by noon. upper 50s on the way to the coast. limited sunshine for the second half of the day and highs that are comfortable. it is not going to be that nice
doma bans the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriage. federal regulators want big pharmaceutical companies to stop paying drug companies from delaying the release of cheaper versions of brand name drugs. the deals unfairly force consumers to pay more money on their drug bills. >> 6:42. hope you got a chance to enjoy this weekend. it was beautiful. >> we have a gorgeous day shaping up. good morning to you, laura and marla. good morning to you. this is san francisco,...
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effort to see the president step down and to see a democratic process take hold with a transitional government according to the geneva commune kay for those of us engaged in that effort anything that supports president assad is problematic. >> problematic indeed. iraq however along with iran defends the oversight. malki basically says and senior officials say that the flights are for humanitary concerns. secretary kerry says the over flights are something that are threatening the relations between u.s. and fragility. secretary kerry goes on to say that for iraq to move forward it must have fair leblgss. he says quote there's an enormous investment of our treasure our people and our money into this initiative. the world has an interest in seeing iraq take the leading role as a functioning democracy. due though that elections will be critical. if iraq remains conclusive and cohesive it has a chance of succeeding. heather? >> kelly wright thank you so much. >> the time now 11 after the top of the hour. after a week cbs finally addresses the controversy over this memorial being used as a prop duri
effort to see the president step down and to see a democratic process take hold with a transitional government according to the geneva commune kay for those of us engaged in that effort anything that supports president assad is problematic. >> problematic indeed. iraq however along with iran defends the oversight. malki basically says and senior officials say that the flights are for humanitary concerns. secretary kerry says the over flights are something that are threatening the...
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they turn to the government for a bailout. when the government hesitated because it is public money to bail out a probably failed bank, they were told in another kind of blackmail, we're too big to fail. if you don't bail us out, we will collapse and take the entire economy with us. that was a persuasive argument, particularly after the bailout lehman brothers to fail and that nearly did take the economy with it. that was a convincing argument did you would have thought they learned a lesson about the problem of a too big to fail financial institution. if you thought that, you would have been wrong. the same banks that were too big to fail in 2008 are all of them bigger today. so we did not learn the lesson. we did not break up the banks. we did not limit, control their growth. they are bigger now than they were then. in a sense, maybe shame on them the first time, but having allowed this to happen, it is a shame on us. number two, we seem to need as a nation to believe that we have the power to control, limit, or regulate whe
they turn to the government for a bailout. when the government hesitated because it is public money to bail out a probably failed bank, they were told in another kind of blackmail, we're too big to fail. if you don't bail us out, we will collapse and take the entire economy with us. that was a persuasive argument, particularly after the bailout lehman brothers to fail and that nearly did take the economy with it. that was a convincing argument did you would have thought they learned a lesson...
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what if we, as a federal government, were to say, you know what? we're going to take away your tax-free status unless you use some of that endowment to either reduce your tuition and room and board costs for your students, or help them directly with those costs. what about that, reverend? >> it is schools like harvard and yale, once you get in, many schools take their endowment for the investment portfolio and the purpose for having a bigger endowment is to keep college tuition low and i think that those were certain limits should have to pay more for taxes or invest in students to have more money for more investments and building is is a factor. i think that president obama we went-- exploiting students in this way would lose federal moneys and that's the way it should be. >> gregg: you showed me a moment ago your report and i'll show you mine. center for college activity and productivity. he found that universities, for example, like harvard could actually eliminate all tuition, all room and board for all of their students without ever dissipatin
what if we, as a federal government, were to say, you know what? we're going to take away your tax-free status unless you use some of that endowment to either reduce your tuition and room and board costs for your students, or help them directly with those costs. what about that, reverend? >> it is schools like harvard and yale, once you get in, many schools take their endowment for the investment portfolio and the purpose for having a bigger endowment is to keep college tuition low and i...
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when you battle the government in an appellate case, the government's in a pretty good position. but i have done dozens of appeals. i would say their chances are pretty strong. the legal issue is whether or not an individual religious liberty is protected by our asylum laws. i think the government get its totally wrong in their group rights approach. >> shannon: i read the brief. it's filed on behalf of eric holier, telling the justice dnt department they this to leave. there is no future persecution. the family can't prove harm. >> they can go back to germany and put their kids back in public school and then, they won't suffer harm. but if they want to give their kids a home education through home schooling, they will be jailed. they would have severe fines. that is what happened before. every family who wants to home school is persecuted in the same way. the justice department is saying that the fines and the jails -- that's not persecution. >> shannon: it's a fact that the police did show up and take the children and force them to go to school in 20 06, when the family was the
when you battle the government in an appellate case, the government's in a pretty good position. but i have done dozens of appeals. i would say their chances are pretty strong. the legal issue is whether or not an individual religious liberty is protected by our asylum laws. i think the government get its totally wrong in their group rights approach. >> shannon: i read the brief. it's filed on behalf of eric holier, telling the justice dnt department they this to leave. there is no future...
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you have to hold the government accountable for what it does! you can't take private property away from shareholders and say "i'm not going to bother to do it." >> rose: so it's about the principle and not the money. >> it's the principle, not the money. it's the principle. if we start doing that in this country where governments can come in and take what it wants and thumb their nose at you it's wrong. what's the capitalist system like? what do we believe in? government has the right to take what they want? and you shut up and eat your rice? >> rose: you're tough? >> i'm try tirg fair. >> rose: nobody can listen to you at this program, especially program and not feel the anger, the pain, the sense of injustice that you feel it's all of those things. >> and there are thousands and thousands of people in this country who have been harmed grievously. >> rose: did you do anything wrong? >> no. >> rose: at any stage. >> no, no, no. >> rose: at no point? >> no. >> rose: and have been conducted of nothing. >> no. exactly right. >> rose: you don't know
you have to hold the government accountable for what it does! you can't take private property away from shareholders and say "i'm not going to bother to do it." >> rose: so it's about the principle and not the money. >> it's the principle, not the money. it's the principle. if we start doing that in this country where governments can come in and take what it wants and thumb their nose at you it's wrong. what's the capitalist system like? what do we believe in? government...
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people woke up here, you know, last saturday to radio announcements that basically the government had agreed with european leaders to reach into their bank accounts and take money directly out of their bank little in order to meet a payment that e.u. lenders had been demanding in exchange for this bailout. that set off a wave of anxiety. throughout the week we had obviously a lot of people as you saw in the images during the week of people lined up at the a.m.t. machines. an atmosphere of uncertainty. some businesses have stopped taking credit and stopped taking checks. cash only. cash is king now at a lot of places. and, you know, furthermore there was a much deeper fear that if something didn't happen, if something didn't come together that cyprus could very well be the first country to actually have to exit the euro zone. a bit of a sigh of relief was breathed this morning after the bailout, but now already questions are starting to rise again about whether it's going to be enough and does it stop here. >> warner: now this is the first european bailout in which the big depositors a
people woke up here, you know, last saturday to radio announcements that basically the government had agreed with european leaders to reach into their bank accounts and take money directly out of their bank little in order to meet a payment that e.u. lenders had been demanding in exchange for this bailout. that set off a wave of anxiety. throughout the week we had obviously a lot of people as you saw in the images during the week of people lined up at the a.m.t. machines. an atmosphere of...
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on the iraqi government to halt that type of aid, just as the supporters of the opposition, including saudi arabia, turkey and qatar are reportedly sending more weapons and money to the rebels. chris? >> ayman, thank you. more than 70,000 dead since the start of the conflict. remarkable. thanks for your reporting. >>> and for more on the secretary's middle east trip, i'm joined by nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent, andrea mitchell, traveling with secretary kerry and was able to give us this report by phone from afghanistan. >> reporter: chris, this is secretary kerry's sixth trip to afghanistan in the last couple years. but his first as secretary. and he's got a good relationship with hamid karzai, the very eccentric president of afghanistan. and this is a mission here. the question is, is he going to play good cop or bad cop today. given the fact that karzai was so difficult the last time he visited with a top american, which was chuck hagel, of course, defense secretary. kerry has such a good relationship, he's going to try to smooth things over. they think they can get past
on the iraqi government to halt that type of aid, just as the supporters of the opposition, including saudi arabia, turkey and qatar are reportedly sending more weapons and money to the rebels. chris? >> ayman, thank you. more than 70,000 dead since the start of the conflict. remarkable. thanks for your reporting. >>> and for more on the secretary's middle east trip, i'm joined by nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent, andrea mitchell, traveling with secretary kerry and was...
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this week they did agree on a budget, at least a funding of the government, for the next, what, six months, through the end of the fiscal year. is any of that playing out in what you see in washington? >> well, i think-- on david-- on david's point, i agree with him, but neither party right now has two wings. i mean, the democratic party would have won the majority in 2006. did it by winning house seats in border districts, in southern district, sort of blue dog democrats. they all got wiped out in 2010, and i haven't seen much effort or much success in rebuilding that. the democrats have become a more liberal party and a more sectarian party since then. but they had to win elections. yes, judy, i think there's almost been an acknowledgment that dysfunction is is not helping, a, the government, the nation, or either political party. on capitol hill. and i think that encouraged or was sort of the handmaiden to reaching this accommodation for a continuing resolution. and i take any sign of-- encouraging sign as an encouraging sign at this point. >> woodruff: does it say anything, david, mayb
this week they did agree on a budget, at least a funding of the government, for the next, what, six months, through the end of the fiscal year. is any of that playing out in what you see in washington? >> well, i think-- on david-- on david's point, i agree with him, but neither party right now has two wings. i mean, the democratic party would have won the majority in 2006. did it by winning house seats in border districts, in southern district, sort of blue dog democrats. they all got...